As an avid follower of the Expanded Universe material, I hope this is not Star Wars at all. Neither role fits any character I can think of, someone correct me if I'm wrong. Abrams would be a fool to completely disregard the material already out there and go a new direction. And Empire, Han and Leia have two sons, neither of which grow up without a father. Come on.

As an avid follower of the Expanded Universe material, I hope this is not Star Wars at all. Neither role fits any character I can think of, someone correct me if I'm wrong. Abrams would be a fool to completely disregard the material already out there and go a new direction. And Empire, Han and Leia have two sons, neither of which grow up without a father. Come on.

…the female role specifically welcomes all ethnicities, but the male role doesn't. Guess we should assume he's white & she's "other." The casting notice even makes a point of "including bi and multi-racial," but not white, under the category of all ethnicities. Thanks Disney; without you, how would I ever know my place in the world? — smile